Hidden Simplicity of Gauge Theory Amplitudes

Details Hidden Simplicity of Gauge Theory Amplitudes Hidden Simplicity of Gauge Theory Amplitudes

2010-10-12

arxiv.org/abs/1010.2418v2

Class.Quant.Grav.27:214001,2010

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Theory

46 pages, 15 figures. v2 ref added, typos fixed

Scientific paper

10.1088/0264-9381/27/21/214001

These notes were given as lectures at the CERN Winter School on Supergravity, Strings and Gauge Theory 2010. We describe the structure of scattering amplitudes in gauge theories, focussing on the maximally supersymmetric theory to highlight the hidden symmetries which appear. Using the BCFW recursion relations we solve for the tree-level S-matrix in N=4 super Yang-Mills theory, and describe how it produces a sum of invariants of a large symmetry algebra. We review amplitudes in the planar theory beyond tree-level, describing the connection between amplitudes and Wilson loops, and discuss the implications of the hidden symmetries.

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